Researcher warns against NDP government
Posted May 8, 2013 8:51 am.
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CALGARY (NEWS1130) – A researcher in Alberta says BC’s economy will likely stagnate if voters choose the NDP.
Jack Mintz is the director of the University of Calgary‘s School for Public Policy. He points to the 1990s, much like the BC Liberals have done in their attack ads, saying the economy weakened under the previous NDP regime, and the province lost corporate headquarters and jobs because of it.
But Mintz is also saying that BC is not a good place for business right now, because voters are leaning left. The researcher says NDP promises to introduce tax hikes for corporations, the wealthy, and banks is sending negative signals to the business community.
He’s also pointing to the promised expansion of BC’s carbon tax as an ominous sign for the economy.
The result, he says, could be another exodus of corporate head offices and workers. If that’s the case, Mintz says Alberta’s welcome mat will be there for them.
